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OR A BITTER RECKONING i
Br CHARLOTTES M. BRAEMB
CIIAFTEIt X. Ontlaued.) I
She began methodically to remove ev
ery article singly, placing them neatly
Id a heap on the table, after reading or
looking at them. Then aha turned to tha
other aide, going through It la tha aama
way, and reached tha bottom without
discovering anything mora than la usually
to ba found In a lady'a desk. With a dia
appointed air, aha began to replace tha
articles, whan MUa Malllng'a addreaa
book fall from her abating hand oa to
tha floor.
She atooped to pick It op aa It lay
open; and. In doing ao, aha saw tha edge
of a photograph peeping from tha pocket
In tha corer. She took it out hurriedly,
acattering, aa aha did ao, some dead
presaed Tioleta on to tha table. She
shuddered when aha raised tha tisane
paper, for it waa tha photograph of a
grave!
Sha went to tha dresaing tabla, where
tha candlea were atill burning, to read
tha name of tha photographer at the
lack of the card. Tha printing waa fn a
language she did not understand; but aha
gueaaed it must ba Spanish. Sha turned
to tha picture again, and in tha atrong
light aha could almost make out part
of tha Inscription on tha plain headstone.
Tha first name, aha waa aura, began with
tha letter "P." In order to assist her,
aha procured Miss Mailing's magnifying
glass, and, with tha aid of that, ahe
apelled out the name, or aa much of It
as sha could see.
"P-a-u-l-l-n-e" aha could clearly trace;
then came a blot, followed by "1-1-ln-g,
d-i-e-d M-a-y 1& ." The remainder of
tha Inscription waa undistingulshable.
"I never expected thia! Tha grate of
Panline Mailing! Then who Is my mis
tress? An adventuress a usurper! And
X ahall hare a hand In dethroning her!"
She wiped tha perspiration from her
white, quivering face, placed tha photo
graph In her dress, and locked tha desk.
CHAPTER XL
Jack waa by no meana heartless, and
hie conscience pricked him mora often
than waa pleasant with regard to Ethel
Mallett. He wondered a little If ahe had
really ceased to care for him. If aha had
yet found a successor to him, or If pique
alone had led her to offer him his free
dom. Sha had aent him back tha little
ring he put on her finger when they were
ao happy together, and, with a strange
Inconsistency, ho carried It about with
him continually.
Just about this time Jack began to
think that ha ought to call In Bucking
ham street, if only to show his gratitude
for Mr. Mallett's many past kindnesses,
for the old gentleman had often been able
and always willing to do Jack a good
turn In past days. Once convinced that
ho ought to do a thing, Jack did it
The morrow would be the first of Sep
tember, and tha house was full of peo
ple who had been invited to enjoy the
abundant sport Mallingford offered. A
number of amiable young men were
lounging about tha corridors and billiard
room all day, who talked of nothing but
the probable weather on the morrow, the
chances for and againat good sport, and
the respective merits of their own and
other men's guns. Jack obtained a few
words with Paulino before breakfast, and
carried his point
"I must have seversl things for to
morrow," he said. "I know you would
not wish me to be different from others,
and I cannot get what I want without
going to town myaeif."
Paulina would have dearly liked to go
with him, for aha had a horrible fear
that bo would find out something If he
should call on the Malletta. She waa
not supposed to know of tha existence
of auch people for Jack had never
spoken of them to her ao he could ret
well as him not to call on them; and
she could not leave her guests without
some very serious reason; consequently
sha waa forced to feign a complacency
ahe was far from feeling, as sha an
awered:
"Of course, If yon must go, there la
nothing more to be said; but you will not
stay one half-hour longer than Is abso
lutely necessary? If I don't know where
you are, I have arch a feeling) of unrest
and anxiety that life becomes a sorrow
for the time being."
.There was honest truth In these words,
and Jack waa flattered and grateful for
her love. lie kissed the beautiful lips,
and promised to be back at the very
earliest moment possible.
When Jack was In the train, with
quiet half hour before him for thought,
be felt curiously cloyed with the sweets
of love, and was ungrateful enough to
wish that Pauline would leave the love
making a little more in his hands, and
that her affection was of a less assertive
character.
Two or three houra later, when he had
rushed through the business of the day
and stood in the Malletta sitting room,
shaking hands with both father and
daughter and exchanging cordial greet
inns, be felt as if he had been living In
a hot house of affections for the past
weeks, snif had just regained the Invig
orating open air, where the hardier,
healthier class of feelings flourish.
He wondered a little at Mr. Mallett'i
renialitr. knowing nothing of Ethel
renerositr in taking the entire reaponai
hilitr of their separation upon herself.
and atill lei ot her father's hope that
.ha had cot rid of a nameleas nobody
lost in time to lare tha road dear for
a saitor mom worthy of her la every
way; and Jack felt somewhat piqued that
Mr. Milieu should make ao light of the
whole business.
But he did not let hla annoyance ap
pear upon the aurface. lie told of the
success of the paintings for Lord Sum
mers, of his hopes for the future, of the
gay life at Mallingford, and Impressed
his hearers with the fact that he was
brimming over with good fortune and
happiness.
Ethel did not aay much; but ahe ap
peared to be quietly, kindly Interested;
and, though ahe was paler than ahe used
to be, ahe did not give oue the Idea of
love-lorn damsel She aat listeuing
to the conversation, and wondering if
her father would touch on the aubject
of their identity during Jacks visit; but
Mr. Mallett did not wish to be made the
topic of gossip among Miss Mailing's
guests, and therefore kept hla own couu-eel
When Jack waa about to leave, Mr.
Mallett decided to walk part of the way
with him, and accordingly went down
stairs first Jack turned, with the door
handle In his hand, to thank Ethel for
what ahe had done yet hardly to thauk
her, either.
"I can't go without thanking yon for
being ao candid with me, Ethel." he
said. "Of course I waa very eurprised
when I received your letter breaking oil
the engagement; but equally of course
there was nothing for me to do but ac
quiesce In your wish."
Ethel felt how ungenerous this remark
waa, aeelng that hia neglect bad led to
what had happened; but ahe would not
be driven into reproacmng him, and ao
give him cause to Justify himself. Her
feelings were too real to boar dissec
tion, and ahe avoided the discussion.
"That la all passed." she said, grave
ly: "better let t rest"
Though she did not aay one word In
self-defense, there waa a world of re
proach In the subdued tones of her ad
vice; though her speech waa so Indif
ferent her whole manner asserted ber
right to be considered more than blauie-
lesa throughout the affair.
Jack felt miserably amall under her
calm gaze, and hia respect for her waa
vaatly Increased by this little passage at
arma; and, aa he waa carried by the af
ternoon express back to Mallingford
Park, he could not shake from his mind
the fsble of the dog end the shadow.
Una read that advertisement b tha Times,
lie want back to the breakfast room be
fore ha Joined Paullue, read the adver
tisement again, aud copli u attJreaa
Into kia note book.
"If I am la the neighborhood with
few momenta to apart, 1 may look thetn
op and sea what It meaua," ha divided.
Then he followed the ladies to tha
boudoir. Paultue, still looking unlike her
self, was ailing with Mrs. Seftou. Jack
aald nothlug to them, but went atralght
to hla work of filling In the luvltatlous
from the list of names given him. Mrs.
Seftoa left the room after a time; aud
Pauline, turning to. Jack, put her baud
entreatingly on hia arm.
"I know what you are going to ask
me; but I cau t talk about it just now
not to-day. I will tell you to-morrow,
or the day after; but dou't apeak of It
now. I ak it aa a favor.
Jack felt perplexed. lie bad expected
the moment they were alone together
that ahe would tell him what had caused
her disquiet lie felt unhappy and wor
ried, yet he could hardly force her to
speak upon a eubject that evidently dis
tressed her.
Of course, I don't want to worry you.
darling," he answered; "but I must con
fess I sm curious, and 1 ahall be glad
when you cau tell me all without dis
tress yourself."
"Thank you vary much, dear. And
now l want to ask you if there la auy
one you would like me to seud a card to
for thia ball"
Jack flushed aa be replied
"lea; there are two people I ahould
like you to Invite Mr. Mallett and his
daughter. They are everything desira
ble, or I should not suggest it; aud the
old gentleman was very klud to me in the
daya that are gone."
J "Waa the daughter kind, too, Jack?"
playfully.
Again Jack flushed a little.
"1 think you are a bit of a witch."
he aaid, with a laugh. "I may as well
tell you, and then there will be no secret
In my past for you to find out by and
by. Yes, she was kind to me, and once
1 thought I liked her well enough to
make her my wife; but that waa before
I met you, you siren!"
"You don't think so now?"
-If I did. should I be here?"
The rain continued to pour down
GOVERNOR
A OF fllGOtJ
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Makes Use of
His famtg
Pe-ru-na in
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CANTOi BUIDING, &AUM, OftlGON
Femna it knows from tha Atlantlt
to tha Pacific. Letters of congratula
tion and commendation testifying to
tha merits ot Teruna aa a catarrh rem
etl are pouring in from every atata In
the Union. Ir. Hartiuan, li receiving
hundreds of such letters' dally. All
classes writ theaa letters, from tha
highest to tha lowest.
The outdoor laborer, tha Indoor artl
san, tha clerk, tha editor, tha states
man, tha preacher all agree that
Peiana it the catarrh remedy of tha
age. The etatre and roetrum, recognla
Ing catarrh aa their greatest enem, ate
especially enthaisaatio la their praise
and testimony.
Any man who wishes perfect heal'h
moat be entirely free from catarrh.
Cat an h is well nigh universal. Ptru
na Is the beat safeguard known.'
Ask Your Druggist for free Pcruna Almanac for 1906
A latter rrom the fa-Governor of
Oregon.
The ex-governor of Oregon la aa ar .
dent admirer of Peurna. lie keeps II
continually In the house. In a letter
to Dr. Hartiuan, he aayt:
Huts of Oregon,
Kiecnitlve Iejertment.
The reruns Medicine Co., Coluiubua,
O.:
Dear Sirs I have had occasion to toe
ye Mr PereiM medUlne in my family for
cokis, asxl it proved to be an eatettrnt
remedy. I have not had ouatJon to as
it for other ailments.
Yours very truly, W. M. lord.
It will be noticed that the governor
eayi he has not haul occasion to use
Peruna for other ailments. The reason
for thia Is, moat other alluienta begin
with a co id.
Pish that Chans Color. j
Among the curious observations
made by student at the Bermuda Hl
logical Station Is Hint mint of the In
habitants of the water there are able
to linltnto the -lor of the rorka and
steadily, aud the scratch, scratch of the reefs among which they awlin. The
CHAPTER XIL
The rain waa coming down In torrents,
and there waa a general expression of
disappointment on the men'a faces round
the breakfast tabla at Mallingford Park.
"But you know It la really too bad."
Cecil Daneaford obaerved to Misa Mail
ing. "Your head man bad fixed to-day
for the north end covers, and be says
they srs ths best on the whole estate;
and now this rain comes snd spoils the
hole thing. It U annoying, )u must
allow."
'Poor creaturea men!" aald the lion.
Misa Collins, reflectively. "The comfort
of their lives depends upon the one
musement of the hour. Deprive them
of that and they are stranded helplessly.
Glad I'm a woman!"
"Well, I hope you will have got over
the first rush of slaughter by the 17th,"
Pauline Interposed, bringing the conver
sation back to tne original object
"Why by the 17th ?" several asked.
"Because I ahall then attain my long-
deferred majority, and dear old Lord
Summers insiata that there will be a big
affair on tha happy occasion." N
"A ball? Delightful!" exclaimed the
ladies.
And I shan't be here!" muiftred Ce
cil
Ilia attention was suddenly arrested
by an advertisement In tha Times, which
he held In his hand.
By all that's mysterious!" be exclaim
ed; snd then be sat gazing at the news
paper In mute aatoniahment
Bertha Collins leaned across, and look'
ed at the place he was pointing at
"IIow extraordinary! she exclaimed
"For pity's sake, let ua into the mya
tery! Pauline said; and Bertha read out
the following advertisement:
'Mallingford Park If this should
meet the eye of Sir G. M., he will hear
of something to his decided advantage
by applying to Messrs. Daws & Haven,
16 Leman street, E. C "
There was general astonishment and
various were tne surmises as to what
it could mean. Jack, glancing at Pau
line, was surprised to see her agitated
and white to the lips. She motioned to
him not to notice it, and fought deter
minedly with ber emotion. The others
were too much absorbed by their curiosity
to take much heed, and ahe bore herself
as usual until breakfast was finished.
"Will you help Airs. Metton and me
to finish filling in the cards for the sev
enteenth?" she asked Jack, as she left
the breakfast room.
Jack promised to join them id the
boudoir in a quarter of an hour. He did
not like to think of Paulines look. He
waa a poor struggling artist, who had
hitherto lived by the exercise of bla un
aided talent, and Pauline was a rich
high-born woman, bis superior in mom
things that count In this world; yet he
would not make her his wife if be did not
believe ber life to be spotless and with
out flaw. This was the idea that haunt
ed him as be recalled ber look at the
breakfast table. If ever a woman's face
expressed suddenly aroused fear, nla
fiancee's had done so whan Bertha Col
busy pena went on without Interruption.
Pauline finished her list first, aud sat
back in her chulr, wKb a thoughtful,
chastened look ou ber face which wai
strangely unlike ber usual Imperious air.
Jack noted It, anJ thought her more
beautiful, If that were possible, although
be wondered what had brought about ao
great a change. He felt a forewarning
that thia was the little cloud in their aky
that would darken the whole heavens.
' "At last!" he exclaimed, aa he threw
down his pen.
"Yon have been a good boy," Pauline
said, with a smile. "We could not have
finished them to-day without your help."
"So I ahall lose him, after all, If I can
not satisfactorily explain thia morning's
fright!" ahe reflected, alone in her dress
ing room. "He will not allow a secret be
tween ua. What can I do? If I con
coct a lie to account for It. there may
be an advertisement In to-morrow'a pa
per that will expose It Who can want
to find Geoffrey Mailing after allowing
me undisputed possession for the last all
yeara? If they find him, they will tell
ail, and he. will claim hla Inheritance;
they cannot want blin for anything else.
I must discover how much they know, or
how An I fight them? I can't trust
another; I must do it myself;" and, with
these thoughts runlng through ber mind.
ahe crossed to the bell, which Babette
promptly answered. "Babette, 1 want
to run up to Ixindon thia afternoon, and
I dou't want the whole house to know
about It"
Babette's eyes flashed with a quick
glance of intelligence; but ber lids droop
ed Instantly, aud she answered, meekly:
"Certainly, mademoiselle." '
"If the people see the brougham leav
ing the house, it will set them wonder
ing; so I want you to run down to the
village during luncheon and bring buck
one of the public flies from the Inn there.
Tell the man to drive to the stable yard
in fact, you can come back In it; and
let it be there by a quarter past three.
"Very good, mademoiselle."
Babette's face gieamed with mruel de
light behind Pauline's back as she left
the room.
"So you think you have only to go to
Messieurs Daws St Kayen and show your
pretty face, and maybe a ten-pound note
or ao, snd they will tell you all about
the person who sent them that advertise
ment L. But you do not outwit a French
womun so simply, my good friend! Mr.
Daws Is quite prepared to receive you
with politeness, and to tell you that ha
really knows nothing more than that his
client, whom be is not at liberty to name,
is anxious to obtain the address of tha
present Sir i Geoffrey;" and the girl
chuckled grimly as she went along. "That
old Daws will hardly risk losing his
share of the plunder, even to oblige
sweet, so handsome, so soft voiced a lady
as you, madame!" and she laughed again
aa she pictured the meeting between her
mistress and the lawyer. "1 wish I could
be there -to eee!"
Pauline stopped to speak to Jack as
they cross the hall after luncheon.
"I shall Ho down for the whole after
noon; my head is aching bo dreadfully.
What will you do with yourself, Jack'
A wet day is such a terrible Infliction
in a country house!"
"I shall work. It's a week to-day
since I touched a brush; It will be
grand opportunity. I should advise your
tokfng a good rest while you can get it,"
Jock responded, in a matter-of-fact tone.
Pauline set her teeth in ber underiip
and left him, her mind racked with anx
iety and fear.
"At all cost I must be In a position to
tell him something that will not be con
tradicted. I must find out how much
those people know before to-night"
(To be continued.)
common (IkIi cnlUnl the grouper p4""' 1
sesa this power. Its chromatic varia
bility runs through a considerable
range of colors. A sptvlmen of the
octopus vulgaris, after Jerking an oar
front the liiui.l of an Inquisitive nat
uralist, escaped pursuit by Its ability j
to Imltiite the exact shmle or any
brown or gray neck on which It rest
ed. A LI ant HrnteUy.
A qosck doctor, whose treatment had
evidently led to the death of his patient,
wss examined sternly by the coroner.
"Whst did you give the poor fellow?"
ssked the coroner.
"Ipecacuanha, sir."
"You might just as well have given
blm the aurora borealis," aald the coro
ner. "Well, air. that's Just what I was go
log to give blm when he died."
A New One Needed.
Mr. Nagget A man la aa old aa ha
feela, they aay, and I assure you your
extravagant ideaa make me feel
Mrs. Naggett And a woman is as old
as sue looks, uui, insns gooaness, i
can never be as old aa this bonnet of!
mine looks. Philadelphia Press.
Don't make indifferent pastry and ex
pect your children to ba healthy.
According to Inatractlone
A British officer, lu hla expense list
on government service, put down:
"Porter, twopence."
The officer was requested to re
port to the war ofllce aud receive the
following explanation:
"While executing public duty re
freshineuts are not chargeable to the
nation."
"The Item does not represent re
freshments," replied the oflleer, "but a
fee to a carrier."
"You should have said porterage,"
was then explained to him.
When the oflleer had occasion to take
a hansom, remembering tuatructlona,
he wrote In his account:
"Cabbage, 2 shillings." Philadelphia
Public Ledger.
to4 Afvleo t at Tratas.
The autumn night was chill. There
was a hint of frost In the air. The
tramp's collar was turned up aud hla
Doae blue with cold.
"I have here 9 cents, he aald. "If
you will give me one more penny, air,
I can get a bed all to myaeif."
"No, I can't do that." aald the stran
ger. "But I advise yon to ask the gen
tleman you are to Bleep with for aa
additional penny. He should give It
to you gladly." Minneapolis Journal.
The Baltic sea hae asore wrecks tbaa
any other place in the world, the aver
age being one wreck a day tha year
round.
BLOOD POISON
The black flae is an emblem of horror and dread. When it is hoisted
fcy an army, the order has rone forth that "no quarter will be given, ev-
eryuiirjff must be destroyed, iieipic.ss women ana cmiaren, as wen as oppos
ing soldiers, meet the same fate, and a trail of desolation, guttering and
death is left behind. Contagious Blood Poison Is the black flag of the great
army of disease. This vile disorder is kuown as the blackest and most hide
ous of all human afflictions, overthrowing its victims and crushing out the.
life. It is no respecter of persons ; no matter how jpure the blood may bo
or how innocently the disease is contracted, when this awful virus enters the
circulation the hideous, hateful and humiliating symptoms begin to appear,
and the .uHrer feels that bis very presence is polluting and contaminating.
mm . j a . I 1 l.'iil. ' . i l.a ai. . I 1. a
usuauy ine ursi Bign oi ine disease is a mue sore or nicer, out as ine oiooa
becomes more docply poisoned the severer symptoms are manifested, tha
mouth and throat ulcerate, the glands in the groins swell, a red rash breaks
out on the body, the hair and eyebrows come out, and often the body is cov
ered with copper-colored spots, pustular eruptions ana sores. In its worst
stages the disease- affects the nerves, attacks the bones and sometimes causes
tumors to form on the brain, produc
Several years aaro X had blood tolaon
and my flesh waa in an awful oondltlon,
Oreat sores would break out and noth
ing I put on them would do anr good.
My balr and eyebrows fall out ana i wee
"a frlg-ht." juy mouth wss ao sore X
had to live on milk and water. I took
Meroury for a long time and Instead of
settlor better Z continued to g-rowt
worse and tar arma and hands beoame
solid sores. My logs were drawn so t
could rot walk and I felt that anytime
was ahort here If I did not vat some re
fief. I began to use your B. 0. 8. and It
islped me from the start. After takins)
t awhile the aores all healed, my rheu
matism waa cured and to-day I am a
strong-, well man. It rot all the mar
cury )Ut of my system and It cured ml
sound and well. ADAM SCHNABEL,
BvansTllle, Ind. . No. 2U Mary Bt,
lag insanity and death. Not only
those who contract the poison suffer,
but unless the virus is driven from
the blood the awful taint is handed
down to offspring, and they are its
innocent victims. Blood Poison ta in
deed a "black flag." Mercury and
Potash, so often used, never crin cure
the trouble. These minerals merely
drive the symptoms away for awhile
end shut the disease up in the system,
and when they are left off it returns
worse than before. This treatment
hot only fails to cure blood poison
but eats out the delicate lininsr of the
stomach and bowels, produces chronic dyspepsia, loosens the teeth and fre
quently causes mercurial rheumatism to add to the patient's suffering.
S. S. 8., the great vegetable medicine, is the conqueror of this vile disease. It
goes down to the very root of the trouble and cures by cleansing the blood ol
every particle of the poison. 8. 8. 8. does not hide or cover up anything
but clears the entire circulation of the
virus and puts the system in good
healthy condition. It cures safely as
well as certainly, because there is not a
particle of mineral in it. We offer a re-'
ward of li.ooo.oo for proof that S. 8. S.
DIIDniV 1nnnTARir 9 no Purely vegetable. When the blood
rUriLLT VtULIADLC. ia purlfied and strengthened with this
great remedy the symptoms all pass away and no sign of the disease is ever
seen again ; nor is there left the least trace to be handed down to posterity.
Special book with instructions for self-treatment and any medical advice de
sired will be sent without charee to all who write.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC COm ATIAMTA.